About me

my background

I grew up in Wisconsin, and I went to the
University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse where I studies
mathematics and economics. While in La Crosse, I began
working with Professor Susan Kelly in Fourier and harmonic
analysis, which started my interest in the area. In
the summer before my last year in La Crosse, I participated
in an undergraduate research program called the Summer
Undergraduate Research Experience in Pure and Applied
Mathematics (SUREPAM) at the University of Wisconsin -- Eau
Claire. Under the instruction of Professor James
Walker, I worked on a time-frequency analysis of music
project using Fourier and wavelet analysis. These
experiences with Professors Kelly and Walker initiated a
deep interest, curiosity, and passion for harmonic and
Fourier analysis. I went to the University of Kansas
(KU) to continue studying math with the intention to pursue
a PhD in harmonic analysis with Professor Rodolfo
Torres. During my first year at KU, I was asked by
Professor Estela Gavosto to help develop and teach a
project-based course Math 696: Transitions in Math, where I
had the opportunity to develop more applied math modeling
and project management skills as I continued working towards
my PhD. After five years at KU, I completed my PhD
under the instruction of Professor Torres, and I continued
to a two-year Assistant Professor (Research) position at
Wayne State University under the mentorship of Professor
Guozhen Lu (now at the University of Connecticut).
After completing my two-year appointment on the faculty at
Wayne State, I returned to KU as a postdoctoral researcher
under the mentorship of Professor Gavosto to continue
working in applied math modeling, math education, and
curriculum development, in addition to continuing my work in
harmonic analysis. Over the past two or three years, I
have shifted my focus further toward applied mathematical
models, stochastic/probabilistic models, data science, and
predictive analytics.

This webpage

Part of the purpose of this webpage is to
share the work that my students, my collaborators, and I
have been working on over the past several years.
There are descriptions of several projects in the Coding Projects Page,
where I present general descriptions and brief presentations
of results. The purpose of these descriptions is not
to be an exhaustive or detailed in any sense. For some
of the projects, I will make information available elsewhere
for those who may want to reproduce, extend, and/or improve
upon this work. Some of these resources can be found
at My GitHub Page,
and I will cite some others in the project summaries.
If you are interested in learning more about the projects,
please feel free to contact me at jvhart@ku.edu.

Acknowledgement

The development and production of the many
of the materials on this webpage were supported by an NIH
grant through the Initiative for Maximizing Student
Development (IMSD) and my employment as a postdoctoral
researcher in the Higuchi Biosciences Center. I have
also enjoyed the continued support and guidance of Professor
Estela Gavosto, my current postdoctoral mentor and the PI of
the aforementioned IMSD grant. Last but not least, I
have had the pleasure to work with many hard-working and
intelligent students who have brought creative ideas and
made significant contributions to them. Several will
be individually acknowledged for the work on individual
projects in the relevant summaries.

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